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Boating accident

Members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Noelville continue the search for one missing fisherman from Southern Ontario. The body of a second man, Gary Makey, 50, of Selkirk, Ont. was recovered Sunday.

Members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Noelville continue the search for one missing fisherman from Southern Ontario.

The body of a second man, Gary Makey, 50, of Selkirk, Ont. was recovered Sunday. At approximately 2:45 pm on June 4, friends of the two missing fishermen discovered their capsized boat in the river and began a search.

OPP and Ministry of Natural Resources personnel, using marine, helicopter and divers, have been scouring the area since the incident was reported on Friday. Still missing is Wayne Topp, 61 of Binbrook, Ontario.

Currently the OPP and MNR are partnered with two marine units and the OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit has five divers on scene.